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Isaiah 45:2

1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

4 For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
KJV
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
WEB
“I will go before you and make the rough places smooth. I will break the doors of bronze in pieces and cut apart the bars of iron.
ASV
I will go before thee, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron;
DARBY
I will go before thee, and make the elevated places plain; I will break in pieces the brazen doors, and cut asunder the bars of iron;
BLB
“I will go before you, and I will level the mountains; the gates of bronze I will break apart, and the bars of iron I will cut through.
ÅB
Jeg vil gå fram foran deg, og bakker vil jeg jevne; dører av kobber vil jeg sprenge, og bommer av jern vil jeg sønderhugge.
OTB
Jeg vil gå foran deg og gjøre de ujevne stedene jevne; jeg vil bryte ned bronseportene og kutte gjennom jernstengene.
B1930
Jeg vil gå frem foran dig, og bakker vil jeg jevne; dører av kobber vil jeg sprenge, og bommer av jern vil jeg sønderhugge.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 40:4

    Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

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  • Isaiah 42:16

    And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

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  • Luke 3:5

    Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

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  • Psalms 107:16

    For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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  • Jeremiah 51:30

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

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  • Isaiah 13:4–17

    The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.

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  • Acts 1:15

    And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

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